RE: SQL Slammer doing the rounds again?

["Jim Harrison (ISA)" <jmharr () microsoft com>]

It's never stopped.
Like Nimda, Code Red, Blaster, SoBig and other "bugs", as long as there
is a vulnerable system available to an infected system, we'll be seeing
this traffic on the Internet.

Your best protection:
1. Keep yourself patched to the gills
2. Place an application-filtering firewall at your edge
3. Keep your antivirus updated and deployed in your servers and clients
4. Block or quarantine executable attachments at your mail server.
5. Establish and enforce "acceptable use" policies for corporate
Internet use


* Jim Harrison 
MCP(NT4/2K), A+, Network+
Security Business Unit (ISA SE)

"I used to hate writing assignments, but now I enjoy them. 
I realized that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, 
obscure poor reasoning, and inhibit clarity. 
With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and 
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-Calvin

-----Original Message-----
From: sradnidge () hotmail com [mailto:sradnidge () hotmail com] 
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 18:03
To: incidents () securityfocus com
Subject: SQL Slammer doing the rounds again?



Hi all,



We seem to be noticing a large increase on UDP 1434 across our
enterprise worldwide, first starting in Europe, then spreading to the
Americas and now looks to be heading our way in Asia. Anyone else seen a
resurgence in this Slammer-like activity?



Cheers



Stuart

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